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HVYMETALDRVR

HVYMETALDRVR

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Since completing my ATP I've been launching my stuff out there and Atlas is definitely a top choice if I get one. I have a contact there, but I haven't been in touch with him for a few months and I just want to put out a feeler to see if it looks like they might open they're window soon? I know we have a few members over there. My current experience: ATP with 3200+TT, 1000+ turbine, 750+ multi-engine jet over 12,500 lbs (active 121 flying 60 hrs/month), currently serving in the military.

Thanks in advance! :D
 
I'm not Atlas but I've been told they really like heavy/overwater experience. Do you have any of that? Your Experience looks good to me but I'm not a recruiter haha.
 
Dan208B said:
I'm not Atlas but I've been told they really like heavy/overwater experience. Do you have any of that? Your Experience looks good to me but I'm not a recruiter haha.
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Unfortunately no, I know of guys being hired without it, but yeah I'm aware that would help my odds tremendously.

CRJDriver said:
There is a 600+ page thread on APC about Atlas. Has some good and up-to-date info usually.
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Thanks, I'd did check they're cargo sub forums with no luck. Let me go back and check again.
 
HVYMETALDRVR said:
Unfortunately no, I know of guys being hired without it, but yeah I'm aware that would help my odds tremendously.



Thanks, I'd did check they're cargo sub forums with no luck. Let me go back and check again.
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I think that is in the "hiring news" forum. I think military jet time will help though. Don't know for sure, but most airlines like that...
 
My understanding is that they're a little fat on pilots at the moment. Perhaps one of the insiders would be able to help out.

But, if you're serious about wanting to be there, the Atlas Hiring thread listed above has invaluable information and is really a "must read in full" for a wannabe. I had my shot there and passed due to timing and having a good thing going on at my current gig. It's a great operation and there will always be the 'what if' in the back of my mind about an opportunity lost.


Polar742 or dasleben or Alchemy
 
Martin is probably the best guy to ask. I'm sure he'll pipe up.

Everyone thought we were overstaffed on the 767 until last month, when guys (including myself) started getting voluntarily (and involuntarily) extended into days off. I volunteer days off, so I'm not complaining...good cash in that. I was supposed to sit hotel reserve in Taipei to cover the DHL network this month, and I never made it. I was rerouted on the way over to do a bunch of passenger flying instead. We seem to be busy, but that's anecdotal only.

HVYMETALDRVR: Atlas hires from all walks of life. Military, corporate, regional, heavy ACMI, whatever. Nobody knows how they pick. I was just as surprised as anyone when the 914 number came up on my phone the first time. :)
 
Thanks guys Ill check out the link and better ready to send my stuff if it opens again. Oh and I should clarify that I have zero military flight experience, Im just a gun bunny!
 
No hiring anytime soon unless there is a 180, the shrunk they instructor core in the schoolhouse.

Other than that, most folks tend to have at least 4-5k TT & PIC getting hired. When real airlines start hiring, I think you'll see that come down.

Good luck
 
I interviewed and didn't get it with 5K total, 1500 PIC, 500 TJPIC. I thought the interview went well, only "weird" thing being the essay (which changes, thankfully the topic was one I was familiar with). I have a "hunch" of why I didn't get it, but the 2 from my interview class in March haven't started yet, so it seems they are in a "holding pattern" of hiring. Good luck. It was about 9 months from application to a phone call from Purchase, NY. The phone call matters, if you pass that it's a 100 question test (ATP and Int'l questions), if you pass you get the interview. Good group of folks from who I talked to and interviewed with. Lots of guys 747/767 already typed with ACMI experience in the market (based on the fellow "interviewees"- if that's a word).
 
HVYMETALDRVR said:
On the topic of the written test, besides the AIM, where are the international overwater questions drawn from?
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I had a "source" for info on NAT and PAC tracks. I'm sure you could google them, but basically how the operations work for tracks (NAT and PAC-they are different) and the emergency procedures and required equip required. Also look up Polar routes and procedures/equip.

If you fly domestic 121, it's some stuff to learn. I crammed ONLY the int'l stuff for the test and got a 90 with only spending a few hours on NAT/PAC/Polar. I will say that many of the questions made me really dig in the cranium from years prior.

APC had a good thread on questions, but I would suggest studying the int'l stuff as well as the AIM and Naval Aerodynamics literature (free on the FAA website, but not entertaining to read). If you get to that point, get a JEPP guide and study that for the random symbols and such from Jepp plates/charts.
 
HVYMETALDRVR said:
On the topic of the written test, besides the AIM, where are the international overwater questions drawn from?
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Get copies of the NAT and NOPAC Jepp orientation charts. Literally, just about every question they could ask you can be answered by reading the panels.
 
I thought my head was going to explode after taking that test! 100 questions in 60 minutes.....holy cow the time goes by QUICKLY. The test is no joke and should not be taken lightly. Also, my understanding is they expect you to take it sooner, rather than later after being provided the link. In other words, the timeliness in which you take the test is also counted towards your overall score. So, if you're trying to get an interview at Atlas, start studying now and be ready for the test when the call comes in.....and read the APC thread referenced above. Worst case, you don't get called for an interview, but you learn a bunch of stuff you didn't know before.
Then, if you're successful with the online test, the interview isn't much easier. You're in a conference room w/ a bunch of candidates and one of the first things they said to my group was "look around....you're all in competition with one another....and also from the next few days as well" (I was in the first day of 3 days for the week). They most definitely are not looking to hire everyone they bring to MIA for the interview. To think otherwise is silly....it is very much a competition and they're only going to offer classes or pool to some...not all. My group had a well rounded bunch....some military(one guy was a friggin' U2 pilot.....might as well have been an astronaut), some regional, and some ACMI. So just because you're 'whatever segment of the industry' you're in, don't think you don't have a shot. If you're in MIA for the interview, you have a shot. Just show up, do and be the best you can be, and at the end of the day you have just as much of a chance as the next guy.
The interview, at least for my group, consisted of an HR panel (3 on 1), a tech review (questions that you get wrong from the online test), a resume review (also not to be taken lightly....much more in depth than I expected), and the 1-page essay on a topic unknown until they say "you have 30 minutes to fill the page on XXXX topic. I don't have a ton of experience with airline interviews; but in my opinion, this one was not easy. Every step of the way was a challenge and required a fair amount of preparation and desire to succeed.
My interview experience was good. It was very stressful but after a successful run, even though I passed on the class date, I have a sense of accomplishment in getting that far.
Best of luck to those going through the process or hoping to do so.
 
Cruise hit it. They wanted me to take the online test within a day or two of the call. I took it the next day and did fine, but bear in mind that I'd been flying oceanic/international regularly leading up to it, so a lot of the info was fresh in my mind. Someone unfamiliar with those types of ops should really be hitting the books before getting the call.

The writing assignment for my group was "Describe the two types of noise abatement procedures." I wrote about the NADP1 (close-in) and NADP2 (distant) procedures, but it might not have been what they were looking for. Even if you're unsure of the topic, write what you know clearly and concisely. They want to know that you can write a report and be understood.

Oh, and before anyone asks: I didn't wear the tie. :D
 
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